the first-floor living room was
completely redefined when the exterior
chimney was moved 3 feet into the room.
The paneling along the side of the new
fireplace structure hides storage closets.
Original to the house, the two bow
windows that flank the fireplace (exterior
views, right) were expanded to create a
light-filled space with views to the beach.

It was consensus: The multiplerooflines and styles of the old housenecessitated a big-picture overhaul.The owners wanted the new roof to beslate (authentic to the house’s timeperiod), which required a new frame tosupport the weight — paving the wayfor a slew of changes. Two gambrelroofs that contributed to the disjointedfeeling were eliminated. One wasremoved to create space for a third-floor roof deck, which has panoramicharbor views, while the second wasreplaced with a steeply gabled roof thatcreates a cathedral ceiling in the masterbedroom. Elsewhere, an existing belltower was faced with copper, while asimilar tower was added waterside inthe master suite. Moving a chimneyfrom an outside wall inward 3 feetallowed for a balcony off the third-flooroffice (before and after above), wherean eyebrow window was also added.Finally, dormers tie together the wholevocabulary. “The new rooflines,” saysarchitect Art Dioli, “make it feel andlook like the house was always there,and that it was designed and built inone step rather than in three differentstages.” Much improved.